Nov 15, 2006 | Andy
Let me just start by saying that I don’t care how much money the Cubs spend on players. I don’t get hung up on the payroll anymore. I’m through caring about what something cost somebody else. The only thing I concern myself with is how good the...
Nov 13, 2006 | Andy
I know I’m not alone in this. With a couple minutes left in the first half, I was sitting in the living room, watching a team wearing the Bears’ uniforms and wondering where the real Bears had gone. For nine weeks and eight games, the Bears had run...
Nov 8, 2006 | Andy
I need to admit partly the reason I’m posting this is because in the e-mail, Len referred to it as “inaugural” instead of “first annual” and any guy who realizes that nothing can be annual until the second year deserves a free plug. Oh,...
Nov 7, 2006 | Andy
At Cubs.com, their beat writer, Carrie Muskat (a comely woman who rocks granny glasses, a bun hairdo and some grandmotherly hips) periodically answers questions e-mailed to her by Cubs fans like you and me. Well, not actually you and me, because what the hell does...
Nov 6, 2006 | Andy
Let’s get the platitudes out of the way. Nobody thought the Bears were going to go through the season unbeaten. Sometimes a team needs a loss to build on. When you turn the ball over six times the only team you can beat is in Arizona. Any others? Good. Now that...
Nov 2, 2006 | Andy
The San Diego Padres have announced that on Monday, Dusty Baker will stop by to interview with GM Kevin Towers and President Sandy Alderson. Desipio has learned that the interview actually happened this past Monday, and we have an actual transcript. Sandy Alderson:...